Theodore Roosevelt's Caribbean : the Panama Canal, the Monroe Doctrine, and the Latin American context /
Richard H. Collin.
- Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, c1990.
- xviii, 598 pages ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [563]-584) and index.
Part I – Context The Latin American Context The North American Context Europe, Debt, Caudillos, and Conflict Venezuela: Coercion and Confrontation, 1902–1903 Part II – Panama Prelude, 1513–1899 War, 1899–1901 Diplomacy, 1902 Debate, 1903 Revolution, 1903 Resolution, 1903–1904 Aftermath, 1904– Part III – The Dominican Republic The Dominican Context Dominican Chaos, 1899–1904 The Roosevelt Corollary and the Modus Vivendi Hollander’s Compromise Part IV – Marblehead, Root, Rio, and Cuba The Marblehead Treaty, Root, Rio, and The Hague Cuba Libre, Cuba Triste Part V – Conclusion Roosevelt’s Diplomacy in the Context of His Time
Richard H. Collin’s Theodore Roosevelt’s Caribbean explores how Theodore Roosevelt reshaped U.S. foreign policy in the Caribbean and Latin America at the start of the 20th century. The book emphasizes that Roosevelt's policies—especially regarding the Panama Canal and the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine—transformed the U.S. from a passive observer into a dominant regional power.
United States--Foreign relations--1901-1909. Estados Unidos --Relaciones exteriores--1901-1909 United States--Foreign relations--Caribbean Area. Estados Unidos --Relaciones exteriores --Caribe (Región) Caribbean Area--Foreign relations--United States. Caribe (Región)--Relaciones exteriores --Estados Unidos Caribbean Area--History--1810-1945. Caribe (Región) --Historia--1810-1945